A visit to the Riverside Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Riverside Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverside Cemetery:
31.9943, -83.2977
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the west southwest of the Riverside Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverside Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Bowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bowell Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowell Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Barney #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barney #2 Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney #2 Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barney #2 Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Rhine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2383587 <5>
- Cannonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cannonville Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville Cemetery
- Reid Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reid Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Hill Cemetery
- McCall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCall Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Barney #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barney #1 Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney #1 Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barney #1 Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Rhine.
- The Barney #1 Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reaves - Bates Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203415 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Rhine City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rhine City Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine City Cemetery
- The Rhine City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bay Springs Cemetery
- Old Fair Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Burney Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverside Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abbeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rhine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rochelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Owensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pitts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pineview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chauncey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Finleyson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Abba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Rebecca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Arp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arp is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Seville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McKenzie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Riverside Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Eastman
- Hawkinsville
- Irwinville
- McRae
- McRae lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Riverside Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Riverside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilcox County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Riverside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #321643 (Riverside Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321643 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abbeville South
- Location given for Riverside Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9943447 Lon: -83.2976573
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverside Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |